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  • Ohio State at Minnesota, key nonconference series headline Week 5

    Ohio State at Minnesota, key nonconference series headline Week 5
    2026/10/15
    Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I women's poll, and now the Buckeyes put it on the line with a trip to play No. 3 Minnesota.

    In this episode of The PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look into the series between the Buckeyes and Gophers and some of the other key series to watch this weekend.

    Among them: No. 6 Northeastern at No. 4 Quinnipiac, focusing on whether Quinnipiac can generate a more dynamic offense beyond Kahlen Lamarche's finishing.

    No. 8 UConn plays No. 7 Princeton and No. 14 Cornell hosts No. 15 Vermont as the Ivy League schools get started. Also keep an eye on No. 10 St. Cloud State at St. Thomas in the WCHA.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    17 分
  • Ohio State takes over No. 1 after sweeping Wisconsin with third-period surges

    Ohio State takes over No. 1 after sweeping Wisconsin with third-period surges
    2026/10/13
    There's a new No. 1 team in NCAA women's hockey but it's not a new face. Ohio State is atop the USCHO.com poll after sweeping Wisconsin last weekend.

    This edition of The PodKaz has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back at the series in Columbus and the Buckeyes' third-period surges that provided 2-1 and 5-3 victories.

    Around the country, Colgate swept St. Cloud State to move to 4-0, Syracuse earned an overtime upset over No. 4 Penn State before Penn State rebounded with a 4-0 win, and St. Thomas beat No. 10 Minnesota Duluth 2-1 before Duluth won 3-0.

    Northeastern bounced back with wins over Providence and New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce kept it close with Vermont.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    26 分
  • National team camp impacts No. 1 vs. No. 2 and other Week 4 matchups

    National team camp impacts No. 1 vs. No. 2 and other Week 4 matchups
    2026/10/08
    The teams that have won the last seven NCAA women's hockey championships are playing each other this weekend, with No. 1 Wisconsin traveling to No. 2 Ohio State. But the games will be impacted by absences.

    PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski cover the Canadian national team camp that's removing 14 current college players from their teams. Five of them would have been playing in the Wisconsin-Ohio State series.

    This episode also looks forward to St. Cloud State playing at Colgate, Clarkson and St. Lawrence playing a home-and-home series and newly ranked Vermont traveling to Franklin Pierce.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    22 分
  • Rankings get shaken up after a chaotic early weekend

    Rankings get shaken up after a chaotic early weekend
    2026/10/06
    PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on a chaotic Week 3 of the NCAA women's hockey season.

    Rensselaer delivered probably the biggest surprise with a 2-1 overtime upset of No. 5 Northeastern despite being outshot 42-14.

    Vermont surprised Minnesota Duluth before the Bulldogs responded with an overtime victory in the second game of their nonconference series.

    UConn rebounded from a pair of losses to sweep then-No. 9 Clarkson, including a 4-0 victory in the second game. And St. Cloud State swept Minnesota State behind Maria Mikaelyan's five goals in the series.

    Ten of the 15 spots in the USCHO poll were changed from last week.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    20 分
  • Digging into NCAA women's hockey rule changes and this week's games

    Digging into NCAA women's hockey rule changes and this week's games
    2026/10/01
    PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski go through some of the rules changes in NCAA women's hockey, specifically the attempt to clarify what's legal contact and what should be penalized as body checking.

    They recap a media webinar with NCAA secretary/rules editor Steve Piotrowski outlining guiding principles (including shoulder-to-shoulder pursuit, end-wall pursuit, forward angle/cutback, and 50/50 battles) and emphasizing judging the action that creates contact rather than the outcome, plus a definition of body checking as a distinct moment of impact using overt hip/shoulder/arm/torso action to separate the puck carrier.

    Check out the NCAA rule changes here.

    The NCAA rules page is here.

    This episode also includes a look ahead at this week's big games: No. 9 Clarkson vs. No. 12 UConn, No. 13 St. Cloud State vs. No. 15 Minnesota State, Providence vs. No. 6 Quinnipiac and our first look at No. 5 Northeastern.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    30 分
  • Ohio State gets a sweep at Penn State, and other observations on Week 2

    Ohio State gets a sweep at Penn State, and other observations on Week 2
    2026/09/29
    We're trying a new format this season on The PodKaz, with hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski delivering two episodes a week. This is one of our looks back at what stood out in the previous weekend's games. An episode later in the week will get into bigger topics and look ahead to upcoming games.

    No. 2 Ohio State swept the first meeting of teams in the top five of the USCHO.com poll, getting a pair of 2-1 road wins against No. 4 Penn State.

    We also reflect on sweeps by St. Cloud State, Quinnipiac, Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin.

    Make sure to check out Nicole's preseason coverage:

    Roster updates

    AHA season preview

    ECAC season preview

    Hockey East season preview

    NEWHA season preview

    WCHA season preview

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    24 分
  • Meet new Syracuse coach Brian Idalski

    Meet new Syracuse coach Brian Idalski
    2026/09/22
    The PodKaz continues its series of episodes talking with NCAA women's hockey head coaches in new locations with a conversation with Syracuse's Brian Idalski.

    Idalski is back in college after a season coaching the PWHL expansion team in Vancouver, and he talks about how this change has been different than others in his career, which also includes college head coaching jobs at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, North Dakota and St. Cloud State.

    He also is coaching Czechia, and he discusses how the scheduling change for the Women's World Championship will impact college teams.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    23 分
  • Meet new Lindenwood coach Max Gavin

    Meet new Lindenwood coach Max Gavin
    2026/09/17
    Max Gavin has been a women's hockey assistant coach at Dartmouth and Boston College, and now he's stepping into the top role at Lindenwood. He joins hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski on a preseason episode of The PodKaz to talk about the move.

    Gavin discusses the learning that he is doing with Lindenwood and the influences on his coaching career. He also talks about the opportunity to grow the Lions program.

    The PodKaz is a production of USCHO.com. Have a question for us? Reach out to Nicole (@NicoleHaase) or Todd (@ToddMilewski) on social media or email todd.milewski@uscho.com.
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    26 分